Best PA Track?

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Looking for a ranking of the top 5 tracks in Pennsylvania...anyone want to add names?  Seems like theres a lot!

Dublin Gap

Sleepy Hollow

Pagoda

Hurricane Hills

Rocket MX

Evansville

Happy Ramblers

Dutchmen

Whole lot more?

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3/21/2023 1:07pm

Breezewood

Mile Mountain (might be done?)

High Point

Switchback ? 

 

RIP

MX 573

Steel City

 

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3/21/2023 1:16pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2023 1:20pm

MX Acres, Pleasure Valley MX,  The Oak MX,  Switchback MX , Latrobe Speedway SX

I'd suggest getting the whole list before you make your rankings.  We are very fortunate in Central Pennsylvania for the tracks you listed, AND that most have open practice days.

 

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3/21/2023 1:24pm

God I loved Pagoda. Haven’t been in 20 years but in the early 2000s that was a dream track. Lots of big jumps and elevation changes. Been to sleepy hollow and and happy ramblers on the MAMA circuit plenty of times. Was never a fan of doublin gap. Too narrow. 

3/21/2023 3:15pm Edited Date/Time 3/21/2023 3:16pm

There's a new track in Biglerville called Accelerate MX. I haven't been there, but it looks like a smaller backyard type of track.

Anyone remember Rausch Creek? I miss that place like crazy.

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3/21/2023 4:13pm

Doublin is definitely the nicest and cleanest with the best soil in pa!!

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What’s a list without photos? Cravings for the season to start here in Minnesota are high. If only this damn snow would melt 

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God I loved Pagoda. Haven’t been in 20 years but in the early 2000s that was a dream track. Lots of big jumps and elevation changes...

God I loved Pagoda. Haven’t been in 20 years but in the early 2000s that was a dream track. Lots of big jumps and elevation changes. Been to sleepy hollow and and happy ramblers on the MAMA circuit plenty of times. Was never a fan of doublin gap. Too narrow. 

I was just there last weekend on Saturday for the open practice!  It was my favorite ten years ago, then I stopped riding for awhile for other pursuits (jets and SV650 track days).  Getting back into the sport now that I have some free time.  Pagoda seems like it's better maintained now and they had a great turnout.

 

Mile Mountain loosk like it closed according to its Facebook page.  Rausch Creek was pretty good but I was a much bigger fan of Jack Frost!

Switchback MX is still open:  http://www.switchbackmx.com/  Had an open practice today.

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Man I would love to open a track just north of Easton PA.  Big hole in geography but could capture everyone from NW NJ and NE PA.  Another District 6 track which would be great for the district.  Right by rt. 33, 78, and 80

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Maple Shade

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hummed46 wrote:
Looking for a ranking of the top 5 tracks in Pennsylvania...anyone want to add names?  Seems like theres a lot! Dublin Gap Sleepy Hollow Pagoda Hurricane...

Looking for a ranking of the top 5 tracks in Pennsylvania...anyone want to add names?  Seems like theres a lot!

Dublin Gap

Sleepy Hollow

Pagoda

Hurricane Hills

Rocket MX

Evansville

Happy Ramblers

Dutchmen

Whole lot more?

Are we talking current ranking? If so Evansville has a goat path for an MX track anymore so they shouldn’t even be considered. Doublin Gap and Dutchmen are our two favorites and it comes down to the owners. Both tracks are run by good families that love the sport and are always investing time and money back into their facilities to improve them. There’s some other good tracks on the OP list and some that aren’t. Most of the “aren’t” tracks pocket all the money they can get and then wither up and die. 

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We are headed to the pocono's in a few weeks. Any suggestions on near by tracks?

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3/22/2023 4:38am

Steel city.

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3/22/2023 4:40am

Dutchmen and Dublin are top 3. Pagoda has a bar so thats cool lol. I like Happys too honestly, closest for me and the track is usually pretty simple and fun. But High Point is easily the best track in PA. It is so much fun. 

1. High Point

2. Dutchmen

3. Dublin

The rest TBD lol

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3/22/2023 4:47am

Its been years since i raced in Pa 1987-88 i only raced at Hickory hills a few times i dont even remember where exactaly but i raced against Davey Yesyk on 80s .. Anyone remember the track?? It was s strip mined area,uphills 

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3/22/2023 5:14am Edited Date/Time 3/22/2023 5:14am

Is Dutchmen worth the 2 hour drive from Philadelphia?

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3/22/2023 5:42am
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Maple Shade

LOL!

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Dutchman is looking very nice this year 

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3/22/2023 6:22am Edited Date/Time 3/22/2023 6:29am

Probably not the best track, but it's ours to ride any time.

No jumps yet, but it's fun with some elevation changes. We haven't ridden the track seriously in a few years, this year we are going to make it wider and make some changes. Hopefully will add some safe jumps in time.

Tried embedding and neither option would work whether I used the link or embed code.

https://youtu.be/4hPWHHSP1TM

 
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Adding to the D5 RIP list:

1. Challenger

2. Rocky Ridge

3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown)

4. Brownsville

5. Beaver Valley

6. Motordrome Speedway

7. Farmington VFD Arenacross

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joemez wrote:
Its been years since i raced in Pa 1987-88 i only raced at Hickory hills a few times i dont even remember where exactaly but i...

Its been years since i raced in Pa 1987-88 i only raced at Hickory hills a few times i dont even remember where exactaly but i raced against Davey Yesyk on 80s .. Anyone remember the track?? It was s strip mined area,uphills 

I think that was the track near NewCastle.

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I’m fortunate enough to live about 20 minutes from MX Acres. It gets better each year. Big track, kids track and woods loop. If you’re in the area it’s worth a visit. This would be my favorite for Western PA  

High Point is fun if you can make it to one of the few open practices per year. Iconic but rarely open.

Switchback has open practice very regularly, multiple race events and an indoor AX track. My kid loves the indoor. 
 

 

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ga_pike wrote:
Adding to the D5 RIP list: 1. Challenger 2. Rocky Ridge 3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown) 4. Brownsville 5. Beaver Valley 6. Motordrome Speedway...

Adding to the D5 RIP list:

1. Challenger

2. Rocky Ridge

3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown)

4. Brownsville

5. Beaver Valley

6. Motordrome Speedway

7. Farmington VFD Arenacross

153 Raceway 

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Is Dutchmen worth the 2 hour drive from Philadelphia?

Where at in Philly?  I work on Market st.  Live north of the city a little ways.  Always looking for guys to ride with.

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mx 219 wrote:
Probably not the best track, but it's ours to ride any time. No jumps yet, but it's fun with some elevation changes. We haven't ridden the...

Probably not the best track, but it's ours to ride any time.

No jumps yet, but it's fun with some elevation changes. We haven't ridden the track seriously in a few years, this year we are going to make it wider and make some changes. Hopefully will add some safe jumps in time.

Tried embedding and neither option would work whether I used the link or embed code.

https://youtu.be/4hPWHHSP1TM

 

You have a tractor and disk?  Where are you located?  Have tractor, will travel.

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3/22/2023 8:07am Edited Date/Time 3/22/2023 8:07am
ga_pike wrote:
Adding to the D5 RIP list: 1. Challenger 2. Rocky Ridge 3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown) 4. Brownsville 5. Beaver Valley 6. Motordrome Speedway...

Adding to the D5 RIP list:

1. Challenger

2. Rocky Ridge

3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown)

4. Brownsville

5. Beaver Valley

6. Motordrome Speedway

7. Farmington VFD Arenacross

Hoping for all currently open tracks so I can make a list of websites and locations to repost for everyone.  I'll give it a couple more days and then I'll add all the tracks to a poll, too.

3/22/2023 8:21am
dinger212 wrote:

What’s a list without photos? Cravings for the season to start here in Minnesota are high. If only this damn snow would melt 

Same here windy& always cold. It’s starting to warm a tiny bit.  Pa. You could build a track anywhere the state is all hills. I don’t think they hv much sand tho. Like the twin cities area there all sand & with in 1.5 hrs there’s quite a few. 

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3/22/2023 8:43am Edited Date/Time 3/22/2023 8:45am
mx 219 wrote:
Probably not the best track, but it's ours to ride any time. No jumps yet, but it's fun with some elevation changes. We haven't ridden the...

Probably not the best track, but it's ours to ride any time.

No jumps yet, but it's fun with some elevation changes. We haven't ridden the track seriously in a few years, this year we are going to make it wider and make some changes. Hopefully will add some safe jumps in time.

Tried embedding and neither option would work whether I used the link or embed code.

https://youtu.be/4hPWHHSP1TM

 
hummed46 wrote:

You have a tractor and disk?  Where are you located?  Have tractor, will travel.

We have both actually. We didn't use a disc on the track last year at all, but may this year. It got pretty nice when we rode up there in June-September last year. Track is near Punxsutawney, PA. 

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3/22/2023 8:49am
ga_pike wrote:
Adding to the D5 RIP list: 1. Challenger 2. Rocky Ridge 3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown) 4. Brownsville 5. Beaver Valley 6. Motordrome Speedway...

Adding to the D5 RIP list:

1. Challenger

2. Rocky Ridge

3. Mountain View (practice track in Uniontown)

4. Brownsville

5. Beaver Valley

6. Motordrome Speedway

7. Farmington VFD Arenacross

I rode challenger in 1999 at a llq. Won motos in a downpour mudder. Track was ok but that say sucked. I did win a Pro Art Works paint job from a sponsor who bet I couldn't win all 4 of my motos. Lol 

That place had nothing on steel city. Neither did Brownsville. That was like a one line GP track lol.

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3/22/2023 9:01am
joemez wrote:
Its been years since i raced in Pa 1987-88 i only raced at Hickory hills a few times i dont even remember where exactaly but i...

Its been years since i raced in Pa 1987-88 i only raced at Hickory hills a few times i dont even remember where exactaly but i raced against Davey Yesyk on 80s .. Anyone remember the track?? It was s strip mined area,uphills 

Joe- where was it?  The two that come to mind from your description are rocky ridge and beaver valley.  Bv was out near the Ohio line.

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